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Housing Statistics

We publish statistics on Housing in Scotland. Our outputs cover affordable housing, new housing supply, rents in the private sector, local authority housing, and social housing.

Our current Publication Series are in the table below, with links to the main reports, tables and outputs. Links to statistical news releases are also given as these provide a brief, user-friendly overview of each statistics publication. An archive of our previous publications and detail on data sources and quality are also available.

Please contact us if you have any queries about Scottish Government housing statistics, or if you have feedback on this website.

Housing Publications

Quarterly Housing Update

A summary of activity in new build housing, affordable housing, and sales of social housing in Scotland.

Scottish Household Survey - Local Authority Summary Report

A short analysis of key points of interest from the Scottish Household Survey 2017 local authority level tables on housing.

Other Housing Publications

Homelessness statistics include the numbers of homeless applications, assessments, and outcomes each year, and numbers of households in temporary accommodation. Information on advice provided through Housing Options (e.g. number of approaches made, number of outcomes achieved) are also available.

Housing & Regeneration Performance Indicators are published which gauge progress on each of the four key Housing and Regeneration outcomes.

Quarterly Housing Market Reviews are available, which collate a range of statistics on house prices, housing market activity, cost and availability of finance and repossessions.